Commander

Celes, Rune Knight

Global commander stats {R} {W} {B} All Mardu commanders Featured in Final Fantasy
Win Rate 36%
578 Wins
993 Losses
Overview

Summary

Celes, Rune Knight is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,586 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (578–993) at an Elo of 1,643, ranking #261 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 188 damage dealt and 0.72 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Celes, Rune Knight's win rate?
Celes, Rune Knight has a 36% win rate across 1586 recorded Playgroup games (578 wins, 993 losses).
How long do winning games with Celes, Rune Knight take?
Wins with Celes, Rune Knight take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.
How many decks use Celes, Rune Knight?
539 decks list Celes, Rune Knight as their commander on Playgroup, of which 365 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
261
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1643
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 189
Average commander damage per game 392624
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.72
Average turn length 10 minutes
No. decks for this commander 539
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 365
No. games played with this commander 1586
Total hours played 3 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1823 Kazaandu 67 42
2 1656 Flavio Carvalho 9 6
3 1588 AXK 3 3
4 1569 Dallama Dallan 2 2
5 1566 BetterAshThanDust 6 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Celes, Rune Knight wins, 41.98% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
41.98%
Non Combat Damage
26.37%
Combo
25.93%
Alternative
2.86%
Mill
1.54%
Commander Damage
1.32%
Avg win turn 7.9 based on 595 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Celes, Rune Knight

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Celes, Rune Knight decks that leave them out.

+14.8 pp
Top card: Obstinate Gargoyle
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Entomb
Entomb 41 games
+3.5 pp
12
Carrion Feeder
Carrion Feeder 41 games
+2.7 pp
13
Goblin Bombardment
Goblin Bombardment 124 games
+2.6 pp
14
Luminous Broodmoth
Luminous Broodmoth 98 games
+1.5 pp
15
Lesser Masticore
Lesser Masticore 94 games
+0.1 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Celes, Rune Knight wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 28.69% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
44.74% n=447
2
Seat 2
36.15% n=462
3
Seat 3
32.78% n=421
4
Seat 4
28.69% n=251
5
Seat 5
34.48% n=29
6
Seat 6
100.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Celes, Rune Knight wins 34.74% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.74% n=449
1
1 mulligan
36.24% n=327
2
2 mulligans
30.65% n=124
3
3 mulligans
23.81% n=42
4
4 mulligans
12.5% n=8
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Celes, Rune Knight 3.99/5 on average, across 1077 self-reports.

3.99 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Celes, Rune Knight wins, opponents flag the game as salty 30.0% of the time across 594 tracked wins.

30.0 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Celes, Rune Knight. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Lathril, Blade of the Elves commander art
63.64%
Aloy, Savior of Meridian commander art
61.54%
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal commander art
60.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Grenzo, Dungeon Warden commander art
4.0%
Tifa, Martial Artist commander art
7.69%
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic commander art
9.09%
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver commander art
10.0%